The world of news is complex - and false stories and visuals are often widely shared on social media. USAClaim: U.S. President Joe Biden has officially lowered the age of consent to eight years oldFacts: Social media users shared two screenshots of two headlines from different media. An NBC headline reads “BREAKING - President Biden Officially Lowered Age of Consent to 8,” and another from CNN states “Biden administration lowers age of consent to 8.”Truth: As Snopes reports, Biden never changed the age of consent to eight years old. South KoreaClaim: It snowed in Egypt for the first time in 112 yearsFacts: Images shared on Facebook claim to show snow scenes that would have happened in Egypt recently. EthiopiaClaim: Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed is either dead or in critical conditionFacts: Posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed is either dead or in critical condition.

Source: Ethiopian News February 05, 2021 13:45 UTC